In an article published by the French newspaper “Liberation”, a large number of actors and actresses in France denounced hosting the Cannes Festival for violent people, in reference to Johnny Depp, who has been the subject of great controversy since the defamation cases he exchanged with his ex-wife Amber Hurd last year.
A group of French actresses and actors have criticized the Cannes Film Festival for “making the red carpet available to violent men and women,” referring to actor Johnny Depp and director Maywen.
The seventy-sixth edition of the film festival marks the return of Johnny Depp, who is attending thanks to his performance in the opening film “Jeanne du Barry”, after he was the subject of great controversy since the judicial series in which he confronted his ex-wife on charges of domestic violence.
As for the director of the film, Maywen, in turn, is facing a lawsuit, after she recently attacked the head of the “Mediapart” media network, Edwi Plenel, inside a restaurant.
In an article published by the French newspaper “Liberation”, the group of actors and actresses received the support of Adele Enel, who officially announced a week ago that she had stopped participating in cinematic works, denouncing the “indolence” of those in charge of the cinematic field with sexual attackers. The actress had controversially left the Cesar Awards in 2020, for objecting to the French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski, accused of rape, winning the award for best director.
“We feel great indignation and refuse to remain silent about the positions of those in charge of the Cannes Film Festival,” said the article, whose signatories included Julie Gayet and Laure Calamy.
“By making the red carpet available to violent men and women, the festival sends the message that in our country we can continue to practice violence with complete impunity, and that violence is acceptable in creative fields,” she added.
And she continued, “When we have the courage to speak up or ask for help, we are often told, ‘Keep quiet so the movie doesn’t fail’, while producers are sometimes willing to buy our silence.”
